Stipulation
agreement, in American law, made between opposing parties prior to a pending hearing or trial
In United States law, a stipulation is a formal legal acknowledgment and agreement made between opposing parties before a pending hearing or trial.
For example, both parties might stipulate to certain facts and so not have to argue them in court. After the stipulation is entered into, it is presented to the judge.
The word is derived from the Latin word stipula "straw." The Ancient Roman custom was that the negotiating parties, upon reaching an agreement, broke a straw as a sign of their agreement and wrote down the agreement's rules (stipulationes).
“Stipulation” enters the record as agreement, in American law, made between opposing parties prior to a pending hearing or trial. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Stipulation, agreement and American can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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